Henry doulton



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENEY DOULTON, OF LAMBETH, OOUNTY OF sUEEEY, AND JOHN SLATER, OFBUEsLEM, ooUNTY OF STAFFORD, ENGLAND.

ORNAMENTING CHINA AND EARTHEN WARE AND OTHER POTTERY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 314,002, dated March17,1885.

Application filt d February 10, 1885. (No model.) Patented in EnglandMarch 27, 1e82, No. 1,476.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY DOULTON, of Lambeth, in the county of Surrey,England, and JOHN SLATER, of Burslem, in the county 5 of Stafford,England, subjects of the Queen of Great Britain, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Ornamenting China and Earthen Ware andother Pottery, (for which we-have received Letters Patentin GreatBritain, No. 1,476, dated March 27, 1882;) and We do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use I 5 the same.

This invention has for its Object improvements in ornamenting all kindsof pottery, including china and earthen ware. For this purpose we employtextile fabrics--snch as lace with which we impress or indent thesurface of the clay.

One method is to lay the lace or other suit-,

able material upon the surface of the clay, pressing it in a sufficientdepth, and-covering the surface, either Whollyorin part,with color orcolored clays, which may be either dry or damp, according to the effectwished for. The lace or other material is then removed, and the clayplaced in the mold and pressed in the ordinary way. I

Another method is to apply the lace or other suitable material to thesurface of a roller, and to bring the roller so clothed against the clayor article in process of manufacture, and when 5 of a suitableconsistency to take the impression; or a shallow recess may be made inthe surface of the article and the lace or other suitable material laidtherein. Then, by pressure with a suitabletool-such as aburnishingtoolfhe lace is embedded in the surface of 0 the clay. It maythen, if deemed requisite, be stripped off. leaving the impression.

\Vhat we claim is- 1. The process of ornamenting china and earthen wareand other pottery by impressing 5 textile fabricsuch as laceupon theclay, together with the application of color or colored clay, andpressing the clay so embossed in plaster or other molds, substantiallyas de-' scribed.

2. The process of ornamenting china and earthen ware and other potteryby indenting the surface of the clay by means of rollers oovered withlace or suchlike material, substantially as described.

3. The process of ornamenting china and earthen ware and other potteryby forming a shallow recess in the surface of the article, covering therecessed part with textile fabric such as lace-and by a burnisher orlike tool causing the fabric to be impressed into the clay,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

HENRY DOULTON. JOHN SLATER. Witnesses to the signature of Henry Doulton,October 8, 1884:

ROBERT GARLAND, WILLIAM BARTHOLOMEW,

Both of Albert Embankment, Lambeth. \Vitnesses to the signature of JohnSlater, January 2, 1884:

S. MAWDEsLEY,

Burslem. I JOHN H. OorEsTAKE, Wolstanton, Stafi.

